Artificial Intelligence for Business – MSc

Status: Applications will Open in Summer 2025
Campus: Online
Fees: €4,000 per year (€8,000 total) for EU students. €2,800 per year (€5,600 total) for EU students eligible for Midlands Border East Skillnet funding.

Level 9
Course Type Postgraduate
Study Mode Part Time
Department Accounting and Business Computing

Course Overview

This programme’s aim is to develop graduates with skills in artificial intelligence, with a focus on business use cases of this technology. Recognising the increasing value of artificially intelligent models to organisations, graduates of this programme will be versed in the technologies, processes, and socio-ethical considerations of artificial intelligence as applied in business contexts. This programme will be taught synchronously and asynchronously online. Students will have synchronous classes two evenings a week over three semesters. The fourth and final semester will involve project supervision one on one with each student.

Contact Details

Dr. Jonny O’Dwyer

Email: Jonny.ODwyer@tus.ie

Entry Requirements

Students are expected to have a numerate background with prior exposure to computer programming. Minimum Entry Requirements: Students are expected to have a minimum of a Merit Higher Diploma (Level 8) or 2.2 Honours Bachelor Degree (Level 8) in Computing/Business Computing, Electronics, Computer Science, Software Engineering, Data/Business Analytics, Physics, Statistics or equivalent.

Non-native English speakers are required to have an IELTS level of 6.5 or higher, or a CEFR English level of at least B2 or equivalent.

Modules Overview

Modules Overview

Mathematics for Artificial Intelligence

Credits : 5
Business Artificial Intelligence Case Studies

Credits: 5
Fundamentals of Machine Learning

Credits: 10
Data Mining and Business Intelligence

Credits: 10
Data Engineering

Credits: 10
Deep Learning

Credits: 10
Legal, Social and Ethical Implications of AI

Credits: 5
Research Methods

Credits: 5
Applied Research Project

Credits: 30

What can you do after this programme?

Further Study

Upon completion, graduates will be eligible to apply to a relevant Level 10 programme.

Career Opportunities

Graduates from this programme will be in a very strong position to move into an AI role in any organisation, especially considering their original qualifications and, in some cases, work experience. This programme will equip graduates with the key skills required to work in a business world where artificial intelligence is becoming ever more present. Roles that graduates could fill after completing the programme include:

Data Analyst
Data Scientist
Data/AI Sales Strategist
Sales Engineer
Product Owner
Data Engineer

Further Information

Class Contact Hours

4 hours (Online)

Campus Attendance Requirements

Mathematics for Artificial Intelligence and Legal, Social and Ethical Implications of AI modules require in-person campus attendance for end-of-semester examinations.